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Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! We
hope you will be blessed with many years of
happiness together. You are about to enter into
a covenant between you, as the Bride and Groom,
and God. By celebrating the beginning of your
marriage with a wedding ceremony taking place in
the church, you are inviting God to be present
in your marriage and to bless it. This covenant
upon which you will agree is to live faithfully
as married persons and as people of God. |
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A printed, signed version of the Wedding
Policy is required in the Church Office, before
dates can be set on
the Church Calendar...A
"Member" and "Non-Member" Fee Schedule is
included in the PDF version. |
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Click on a thumbnail photo
below, to see the entire photo.
Did you get married at Central?
Bring a photo to the Church Office and add it to
our Wedding Gallery.
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CLERGY
Central Christian Church Clergy customarily
plan and perform weddings and may provide
pre-marital counseling. If you wish to
invite a Guest Minister to participate, you
must first discuss this possibility with the
Pastor of Central Christian Church before
extending the invitation. The person
performing the ceremony will need standing
in one’s denomination to do so. As a rule,
such an arrangement can be reached to the
satisfaction of you and the Church.
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WEDDING
CEREMONY COORDINATOR
Our church
Wedding Ceremony Coordinator will assist you
as she serves as a liaison between you and
the church staff. She is familiar with
Central Christian Church and its wedding
policies, has knowledge of wedding
etiquette, and is skilled in directing
weddings. She is capable of providing
assistance to you as you plan for your
wedding.
The Ceremony Coordinator will work with you to:
*answer questions regarding church policy and
procedure,
*coordinate plans with church personnel
assisting with your wedding,
*supervise the rehearsal with the officiating
minister, and
*supervise the flow of the ceremony. |
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SCHEDULING YOUR WEDDING
The date of your wedding will be tentatively
scheduled at the initial consultation with the
Wedding Ceremony Coordinator. The Wedding
Ceremony Coordinator will then review your
requested date with the Pastor for placement on
the church calendar. While we normally can
schedule your wedding on the date of your choice
sometimes an alternate date might be needed.
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FACILITY
The church sanctuary or the chapel is
available for weddings. The bride and
attendants use the rest room/dressing
facility adjacent to the chapel. The men
dress in the youth lounge on the lower
level.
The persons making the facility reservation are
responsible for any damage to equipment,
furniture or furnishings.
FOOD, DRINKS AND PETS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE
SANCTUARY AT ANY TIME. SMOKING OR ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON CHURCH PROPERTY.
An
elevator is available at the Tenth Street chapel
entrance. Please make arrangements with the
Wedding Ceremony Coordinator because special
instructions are necessary.
Floor plans of the Sanctuary and Chapel are
available upon request. |
DECORATIONS
Tacks and tape, including masking tape, are
prohibited. Bows may be attached to the
pews with elastic bands or plastic clips.
The church’s candelabra are available for
use without charge; however, you are
required to purchase the candles through the
church office. Dripless bride and groom
candles, unity candles and holders will need
to be furnished by you. The removal of
wedding decorations is your responsibility
immediately following the ceremony. Flowers
may remain in the sanctuary after the
wedding by notifying the Wedding Ceremony
Coordinator 2 weeks prior to the wedding.
The use of birdseed or rice on church property
is not permitted.
If
you provide an aisle runner, the sanctuary aisle
is 50 feet long, excluding the chancel and
chancel steps. Please note that there are 14
rows of pews on the center aisle.
Chancel furniture and musical instruments
(excluding the organ which is permanently fixed)
may be moved or removed by the church’s Property
Team personnel only. Our Wedding Coordinator
will consult with the Property Team to make the
arrangements.
Decorating at special seasons
Central Christian is often decorated for special
church seasons such as Thanksgiving,
Advent/Christmas, or Easter. If your wedding
is scheduled during a season when the church is
highly decorated, you should expect to use our
seasonal decorations in your own decorating
theme. Although these decorations will need to
remain in place as they are, you may add to
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PRE-MARITAL COUNSELING
Pre-marital counseling is required for any
couple wishing to be married in the Central
Christian Church Facility. The Officiating
Minister does not necessarily need to
provide this themselves, but a signed
document from whomever is the “counselor”,
explaining that sessions are either finished
or continuing, will need to be presented to
the Central Christian Church Office prior to
the Wedding Ceremony. The Central Christian
Church Pastor is available for Pre-Marital
Counseling also…this fee is not included in
the normal fee schedule and can be
negotiated with the Pastor.
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THE
WEDDING REHEARSAL & CEREMONY
THE OFFICIANT - The Presiding Minister is
responsible for all components of the service.
MUSIC
– The organist of Central Christian Church
customarily plays for all services. If he/she
is unable to perform the music for your wedding,
he/she will provide a qualified organist or
approve an organist you may recommend. An
appointment with the staff organist should be
made 2 months in advance for selection and
approval of music.
REHEARSAL – Although the Wedding Party may need
more time to set up, or decorate, the WEDDING
CEREMONY COORDINATOR, ORGANIST and OFFICIANT
will be available for one hour only. It is the
responsibility of the Bride and Groom to make
sure that all participants are present, if
possible, and on time.
SOUND SYSTEM – A member of the church’s
Sound Team will operate the sound equipment.
CUSTODIAL CARE – The Wedding Ceremony
Coordinator will obtain the services of the
custodian. Custodians will be present during
rehearsal and the wedding.
PHOTOGRAPHY – Photos taken before the ceremony
must be completed 45 minutes prior to the
ceremony. Photos taken after the ceremony
should not exceed 1 hour. NO FLASH PICTURES TO
BE TAKEN DURING THE CEREMONY. Video cameras are
permitted, but they must be unobtrusive and
stationary. A “WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER’S
AGREEMENT” will be given to the photographer,
and must be signed by the photographer prior to
the ceremony before the photographer will be
allowed to take any photographs. The
“WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER’S AGREEMENT” is an
addendum to this document. |
MARRIAGE
DOCUMENTS
Prior to the rehearsal, the marriage license
and the marriage certificate are to be
presented to the Officiating Minister. The
Bride and Groom are required to complete the
portion of the marriage certificate titled
“Record of Marriage” in its entirety. The
license and certificate are obtained from
the Office of the Clerk of the County of
residence of the Bride and/or Groom. Once
signed, it is the legal responsibility of
the OFFICIANT to send the document to the
County Clerk.
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LINKS |
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The Anderson Fine Arts Center (former
Carnegie Library) across the street from
Central, great facility for Wedding Receptions. |
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mike meadows
PHOTOGRAPHY |
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